A research-led approach to establishing foundation degrees

Smith, Claire; Akhtar, Yaseen; Reynolds, Soneeta; Tatton, Allison; Tucker, Stan

doi:10.1080/13596740500200190

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“…Research into work-based learning has focused on factors influencing work-related learning (Sambrook 2005), the nature of the workplace climate (Eraut et al 1998, Dewar & Walker 1999, Kirby et al 2003, Smith et al 2005, knowledge and its application to practice (Forrester-Jones & Hatzidimitriadou 2006), the experience of work-based learners and mature healthcare students (Shanahan 2000, Rickard 2002, Morris 2007, Watts & Waraker 2008; and the ethical dimensions of work-based learning in healthcare (Moore 2007). In general, work-based and work-related learning is heavily reliant on the immediate work context with interprofessional factors such as the degree of challenge and support offered to students as being critical.…”

Section: Work-based Learning and The Foundation Degreementioning

confidence: 99%

“…1998, Dewar & Walker 1999, Kirby et al. 2003, Smith et al. 2005), knowledge and its application to practice (Forrester‐Jones & Hatzidimitriadou 2006), the experience of work‐based learners and mature healthcare students (Shanahan 2000, Rickard 2002, Morris 2007, Watts & Waraker 2008); and the ethical dimensions of work‐based learning in healthcare (Moore 2007).…”

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Workplace mentor support for Foundation degree students: a hermeneutic phenomenological study

Wareing

2011

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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Section: Work-based Learning and The Foundation Degreementioning

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Workplace mentor support for Foundation degree students: a hermeneutic phenomenological study

Wareing

2011

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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“…The outcomes of the research would provide information to tailor their foundation degree to local needs to provide the most constructive and appropriate experience. Head teachers may use the results of the research to aid their decision-making in terms of staff deployment, as many appear to be lacking information and understanding of skills TAs gain on FD courses (Smith et al, 2005). 3.…”

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Foundation Degrees for Teaching Assistants: The Research Imperative

Morris

2009

Journal of Adult and Continuing Education

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This paper proposes and discusses the need for research into foundation degrees which have been specifically developed for teaching assistants. This is necessary to develop knowledge and understanding due to the deficiency of pertinent research and potential consequences to all those involved. All relevant parties, from policy makers to individuals, need available to them the latest information rooted in knowledge, in order to support effective decision making. The author makes the case for undertaking this research through the interpretive approach, in that the ‘reality’ is what it is construed to be, to be accessed through the adoption of the frame of reference of the participants. By exploring the relevant context of the particular policies, social processes and social structures involved, the impact and association that exists could also be acknowledged, along with the environment in which the relevant population operates. These include those at the macro-level or socio-structural level, the meso-level or institutional/organisational level and at the micro-level or personal/individual perspective. Within these levels, foundation degrees will be discussed, examining their influence on areas such as widening participation and in particular – teaching assistants. It is proposed that the consequences of foundation degrees for teaching assistants may be so significant and wide ranging that it is imperative to research without delay the impact on all those involved.

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